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Myanmar's junta pardoned more than 2,000 political prisoners to mark a Buddhist holiday, with families rushing to prisons for tearful reunions with loved ones jailed in a sweeping crackdown on dissent. IMAGES
The United States condemns Myanmar's junta for dissolving the party of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and warns that the move would bring more instability. "We strongly condemn the Burma military regime's decision to abolish 40 political parties, including the National League for Democracy," State Department Spokesman Vedant Patel says, using Myanmar's former name. "Any election without the participation of all stakeholders in Burma would not be and cannot be considered free or fair and, given the widespread opposition to military rule, the regime's unilateral push towards elections likely will escalate instability," he adds. SOUNDBITE
People gather and wait outside Insein prison in Yangon with hopes of seeing their loved ones Sunday after Myanmar's junta said it would release over 1,600 prisoners from jails across the country to mark the Buddhist new year. IMAGES
Leaders from West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS stage a summit over Mali's political crisis, three months after slapping tough sanctions on the Sahel nation. IMAGES
Bangkok Desk, Jul 13 (EFE/EPA).- More than 900 people have been killed in Myanmar as a result of the crackdown by security forces since the military coup on Feb. 1.The Association for the Assistance of Political Prisoners (AAPP) on Tuesday documented three new deaths in recent days to bring the total to 902 – one shot by security forces in Mandalay Region, one tortured in detention in Sagaing Region, and another due to "beatings consistent with torture" after arrest in Yangon Region, it said.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE.
Yangon, Jun 28 (EFE/EPA).- Clashes that have erupted across Myanmar in response to the coup on Feb. 1 have plunged the country into chaos and left hundreds dead and tens of thousands displaced, a nonprofit specialized in preventing and resolving conflicts warned on Monday.In a report, Crisis Group highlights the Myanmar military's (known as the Tatmadaw) "heavy-handed, indiscriminate retaliation" to armed civilian groups which, using homemade weapons and hunting rifles, have caused "significant casualties on the security forces."The security forces have used heavy artillery, airstrikes and helicopter gunships "in indiscriminate attacks on populated areas" in various regions of the country, including the western town of Mindat in Chin state and towns in the eastern Kayin state. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THE SITUATION IN YANGON, MYANMAR, AFTER MILITARY COUP.
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